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Friday, May 4, 2012

Sarika Baheti-An Achiever

Here is the Second Interview
in our blog. We had an exclusive email based long interview with this pretty
lady here. This lady is one of most multi-talented,multi-skilled and very
friendly in nature I have seen.She will be a definite role model for many.

Let me Introduce Sarika to my
readers:

· Director @ Vectus Industries
Ltd. (1991-Present);

. Chairperson @ “Neeranjali”, NGO for
Water Conservation;

. Formula 1 Marshal, Grand Prix, India;

· Professional Voice-over Artist;

. ex-volunteer Teacher at
"Amitasha", School for underprivileged girls;

· ex-Editor with RWA magazine
& in-house Club magazine;

· ex-Cultural Secretary for two
years with a Socio-charitable club of South Delhi;

With Divine Blessings, married to
Ashish Baheti; blessed with a daughter & a son.

So here is the extract of our
Interview.

I termed this "Interview with an
Achiever"

Q1:So how do you manage all these things in a
single lifetime?

Simple terms
in life called:Interests,Willingness to Learn,Prioritizing;

& Time
management

Q2:Is there any incident which changed
your way of thinking?

Yes, more than
one in fact!

This is
referred to a small but significant incident.

When, after
having settled my family way, I started getting occupied with more than
one creative activities in hand. I was also appointed as an executive member of
a socio-charitable club, to which I had agreed to take up a certain
designation. I thought I could do away without attending all its meetings. Once
while talking to my mother over the phone, I casually told her that I shall
skip going for a scheduled meeting of executives. To which she firmly said that
"Either do not take up responsibilities, but once you do, Take it very
seriously & with utmost sincerity.". This message stirred me to the
core & ever since, I never took anything for granted or lightly.

With Mr. Ravi Mehra, President of ARM "Association of Roto-Moulders"

Q3: So in all your vocations/hobbies you
do, which one you consider,
1.Your favorite and why?
2.Is very Tough?
3.Is very Easy?

1. Voice-over
recordings: because it is fun as I learn something different with every new
assignment (& it pays me as well).

3. Everything
seems easy as I enjoy doing things I have chosen to do in my life.

Q4:What are your thoughts for the Gen x Youths? How are they
different from your Generation?Dont you feel that the new generation wants
package and not passion.?

To me, the new generation seems very
promising.

They ought to be different from the
previous generation and outgrow the limited mindset of previous generations.
They need to change for good in order to make this world a happier & more
prosperous place.

The newer
generation is intelligent, confident & passionate. But for self-discipline
& virtuous qualities, that some might lack, sure need to be inculcated with
love & perseverance.

Q5: So do you recommend perfectionism in
a particular skill or be a Multitasking Master?

Life can never
be PERFECT. I live mine "in pursuit of Excellence"!

For any person
to excel career wise, one has to be a master of one. However, it is always
wiser to follow a multi-step program to nourish your soul:

a. a work
& career that helps you earn money to lead a comfortable life;

b. invigorate
grey cells; an inclination towards academics (reading/writing/ solving puzzles
etc.) as I firmly believe that life is all about learning. We should continue
to learn... perhaps even till our very last breath....to breathe out with
peace... & a smile with ease.

c. pursue at
least one art form (painting/music/dance etc). This works therapeutically &
helps grow spiritually.

d. one must be
physically active, so a sport or game is refreshing & stress buster.

In short, life
should be like a beautiful rainbow, emitting all colors of joy.

Q6:What you think was your best
achievement till date?

As for the
achievement:
For the passion I have for driving I yearned to go for a car rally & was
sure to win it. The best moment came when I won a Women's Car Rally amongst 65
participants in 2010. The most
incredible moment:

I wish I was an aviator but
for the fact that my family loves me too much & wouldn't want me to GO UP
from air up above! Still, as destined, I got this fabulous opportunity to
maneuver a Cessna aircraft. It was an ethereal feel!

Another very special
achievement for me is that "On papers, I am the 1st Marshal
registered for India's first ever Formula I, Grand
Prix".

Q7:What is that which you think that you
didn't achieve still?

Million $
question!! I am still exploring myself.... :)

Let me put it
this way, whatever I have achieved or received so far, makes me qualify as an
educated person in this century. Henceforth, whatever I do or get is like extra
certificates, diplomas & degrees in my life. I adorn & cherish every
"feather in my cap". :)

Q8:So what do you have to say for the
Girls who comes home after work and say "Oh god!! Too much work,stress..I
just wanna Sleep"? In other words how do you manage to be fit and
beautiful ;) ?

Each one of us
has a different capacity to handle stress & stamina to work relentlessly.
So my message to the women folk is, "Girls, take up only as much as you
can handle. Understand your responsibilities & Prioritize!"

To me, my
family is my utmost priority. Then comes my home, my work (professional &
social welfare activities) & then relatives/friends.

I am a person
who works with dedication. I save all my time by NOT going to beauty
parlors/salons or ladies kitties or watch t.v..
As for my fitness & physical attributes, I would rather give credit to the
Divine blessings & also the inherited genes and the satisfaction I derive
out of my hard work and social services.

P.S. In fact, your question makes me feel guilty of not giving enough time to
my own self.

Q9:And Name any 5 people whom you
consider as your Inspiration/Role model?

Any 4 favorite
songs?Any 3 Actors/Actresses who you think are awesome?Any 2 Singers you will
love to hear them again?Any 1 Movie which means a lot to you?

1. People I am
inspired by:

My
Father: for Impeccable way of working & remain active. He used to walk
so fast when he would go to drop me to my school bus stop that I would almost
run behind him with my tiny steps.

My Mother: to love & care unconditionally.

My maternal grandfather: To pursue Learning through reading. I loved to arrange
the books in his library during my vacations and would land up selecting books
which I would read after I finished the chore.

My husband: Punctuality

By each person I meet: We have so much to learn from each individual &
incident, "What to be & what not to be!".

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EDITORIAL TIPS

The ego is that part in us which feeds off praise, compliments and success. When we live in the ego we are inevitably subject to feelings of superiority / inferiority, pride and worthlessness, success and failure. If we want to avoid these negative emotions we need to transcend the ego. If we can transcend the ego, we will find that people are instinctively more attracted to us, even though we are no longer trying to impress. It may seem a great paradox, yet, limiting the role of our ego can make a radical difference to our lives.

These are some factors which can reduce the power of the Ego.

1. Don’t Try to impress

Don’t speak about your own achievements. Don’t drop names of great people you have met. Avoid forcing your accomplishments and success into the conversation. If you have been successful in accumulating wealth, try to keep quiet about it. All these factors may impress your own ego, but, you can guarantee they will have little impact on other people.

2. Be aware of False Modesty.

Sometimes when we say. “O I’m absolutely hopeless”. Actually what we are wanting is for people to respond. ‘O no your not, your really good.” Humility means that we don’t take excessive pride in our achievements, but, it also means we don’t exaggerate our failings in the hope of gaining sympathy.

3. Be Careful of Flattery.

We need to be careful about receiving praise, in some ways it can be as difficult as receiving criticism. The problem is that the ego likes receiving praise and so we can easily become addicted to being flattered. Don’t seek out people who are keen to flatter us, as this is only feeding the ego. Also, be wary of flattering other people in the hope that they will return the compliment.

4. Don’t use your Religion / Spirituality to Impress.

It is a mistake to feel that the practise of a religion / spiritual path gives us a moral superiority over other people. If we feel any superiority we are missing the whole point of spirituality. Spirituality is about a feeling of oneness not of proving that one path is better than others. This can be one of the most insidious types of ego. This is because when we wrap up the ego in a sense of moral superiority, we can easily trick ourselves into thinking we are reducing the ego, when actually we are strengthening it.5. Be Aware of the extended Ego.

Ego, is not just about feeling we are better than others. Our Ego can also be expressed via national / religious feeling. When we feel a pride or superiority in our religion / nation, there is still the same problem of ego but, it is expressed through an extended sense of reality. This sense of superiority / pride is just as damaging as if it was contained to ourselves. However, we can feel that because it is not directly related to ourselves, somehow there is no ego involved.

6. Don’t Speak badly of Others.

Quite often, when we speak ill of others there is a subtle attempt to make ourselves look better. We may not explicitly say it, but, when we point to someone’s shortcomings we imply that we don’t have these, and therefore we are much better than them. The important thing here is the motive. Be very vigilant; what is your inner motive for criticising someone else? If it is to make you feel / look better, be very careful. The irony of course is that when we criticise someone, often we have the same imperfections ourselves, it is just that we find it easier to see them in other people.

7. What is Your Motivation for Doing Something?

If nobody knew that you had done it, would you still do the action with the same intensity? Can you work without expecting reward and praise? If you can do things selflessly with no desire for people to find out, this is a sign you do not give importance to the ego. If you only do things in the hope of praise, then you are working to satisfy the ego. The sad thing is that if you really work selflessly, at some point, your efforts will receive much greater recognition because people will come to also value the selfless motivation behind the action. Try doing some things but not let anybody no about it. In the NT, this is what Jesus meant when he said. “and with you left hand.

8. Don’t rely on Your Physical Appearance to Impress.

If you rely on your physical beauty to impress this is definitely coming from the ego. This is not to see beauty is bad thing, far from it. But, real beauty is heightened by modesty and the absence of ego. Avoid paying excessive interest to your physical looks.

To reduce our ego, we have to give great importance to our thoughts and motivation behind our actions. We have to be very strict with ourselves and work out why we are doing something. To reduce the ego, requires great vigilence, we need to reflect on each action and motivation. However, to reduce the influence of the ego, is of great value, it is the key to achieving a sense of inner peace.

If you have any other tips for reducing the ego, I would be interested in hearing them!